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Adventures and Letters

CHAPTER XI
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He was hit in three places but established the fact that Young was up on the trail on our right across the valley for they cheered.

He was a man who had run on the Gold Ticket for Congress in Arizona, and consequently, as some one said, naturally should have led a forlorn hope.

A blackguard had just run past telling them that Wood was killed and that he had been ordered to Siboney for reinforcements.
That was how the report spread that we were cut to pieces-- A reporter who ran away from Young's column was responsible for the story that I was killed.

He meant Marshall who was on the left of the line and who was shot through the spine-- There was a lot of wounded at the base and the fighting in front was fearful to hear.

It was as fast as a hard football match and you must remember it lasted two full hours; during that time the men were on their feet all the time or crawling on their hands-- Not one of them, with the exception of -- --, and a Sergeant who threw away his gun and ran, went a step back.


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